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The Little Matchgirl Facts
| Director(s) | Roger Allers |
| Producer(s) | No producer listed for this movie |
| Total Facts | 2 |
In 2005, Walt Disney Feature Animation finished production work on a new adaptation of "The Little Match Girl". The short was originally intended to be a part of "Fantasia 2006", but this project was canceled. The Little Matchgirl is last of the four shorts from the aborted compilation to be developed as a standalone film. It combines hand-drawn animation, computer techniques, and stylized backgrounds, and retains Andersen's tragic ending. This short was subsequently released as a special feature on the 2006 Platinum Edition DVD of "The Little Mermaid."
This short represents Disney's final use of CAPS (their last feature to make use of the digital ink-and-paint system was Home on the Range).